George Harrison Officially Out

Months ago, news slipped that Nintendo of America was planning to relocate portions of its marketing and sales departments to San Francisco in addition to moving its Nintendo Power Magazine to an office in New York. Some veteran NOA executives were expected to stay on for the move and some weren't, including, according to rumors, executive vice president of sales and marketing, George Harrison. In a statement obtained by Reuters, Harrison has now officially announced that he will be leaving the subsidiary.

"I have confirmed to all employees that I will be leaving at the end of December and not making the move to California," Harrison told Reuters.

The executive has been with Nintendo of America since 1992, where he started as the director of advertising and promotions. He was promoted to director of marketing and corporate communications a year later. Harrison was an instrumental figure in the launch of Nintendo 64, GameCube and Wii, in addition to the company's handheld hardware releases.

Vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, Perrin Kaplan, and senior director of public relations, Beth Llewelyn, are also expected to make official their departures from the company before the end of the year.